During the launch of the "Wisdom Gathering Shanxi" Expert Talent Summer Camp and the third "Yuncheng Talent Week" on August 10, the city released its priority industrial development directions and technical talent requirements, encompassing ten major industrial chains and five emerging sectors, offering broad opportunities for skilled professionals across various fields.

In the high-quality steel chain, efforts are focused on building a specialty steel materials cluster. There is a strong demand for professionals in metallurgical engineering, mechanical design, and intelligent manufacturing to tackle challenges in smart production and green, low-carbon technologies.

The carbon-based new materials chain is developing a North China base for carbon-based materials, requiring talent in materials science, chemical engineering, and applied chemistry to advance technologies in coal tar impurity separation, carbon fiber, and high-end conductive carbon black.

The aluminum deep processing chain is accelerating the creation of a national-level demonstration base for new industrial aluminum. Expertise in materials science and metallurgical engineering is needed to drive the large-scale application of new aluminum-based materials in new energy, aerospace, and 3C electronics.

The magnesium deep processing chain leverages the national "Magnesium-based New Materials and Deep Processing" specialty cluster, maintaining a global lead in wrought magnesium alloy technology. It seeks professionals in mining engineering and materials science to develop high-performance magnesium alloys and optimize die-casting processes for applications in new energy vehicles and humanoid robots.

The copper deep processing chain aims to establish a key cluster for copper-based new materials, requiring talent in materials science, metallurgical engineering, intelligent science, and mining engineering. The focus is on developing high-purity copper, high-precision copper plates and foils, and high-conductivity, high-toughness copper alloys.

The new energy vehicle chain, targeting a national-level automotive lightweight component delivery base, needs professionals in mold design, vehicle engineering, and materials forming to develop core technologies like integrated die-casting and dissimilar material joining.

The biomedical and health chain focuses on building a base for new drugs in southern Shanxi and a wellness hub in North China. It requires talent in traditional Chinese medicine, pharmaceutical preparations, clinical medicine, and applied chemistry to improve generic drug R&D and transdermal absorption and extraction technologies.

The advanced rail transit equipment chain aims to create a national core manufacturing base for traction equipment components. It demands expertise in mechanical automation, control science, and energy engineering to upgrade permanent magnet traction systems and develop intelligent maintenance and data-driven cockpit technologies.

The specialty manufacturing chain includes Yuncheng Plate-making Group, a global leader in gravure cylinder production, requiring talent in specialized cylinder processes, intelligent maintenance, gravure design, and international trade. The fan and pump sectors need professionals in fluid mechanics, IoT engineering, and safety engineering.

The specialty new materials chain, featuring companies like Zhongci Technology, covers magnetic materials, concrete admixtures, and superhard materials. Magnetic materials focus on high-performance magnets for new energy vehicles and medical devices; admixtures target concrete retarding and slump retention; and superhard materials seek high-precision brazed stone carving tools. Talent is needed in rare earth materials science, applied chemistry, and mechatronics.

Beyond these, the city is cultivating and strategically deploying five emerging industries to become a primary gateway for industrial transfer. The low-altitude equipment manufacturing industry, centered on aluminum-magnesium alloy applications and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, needs talent in materials forming, mechanical engineering, and aerospace electronics to shift local firms from material suppliers to core component manufacturers and low-altitude equipment producers, aiming for a global lightweight die-cast magnesium-aluminum manufacturing base.

The AI manufacturing industry urgently requires professionals in computer science, software engineering, and industrial internet to power smart terminals, new displays, and intelligent factory construction.

The new energy storage industry needs talent in new energy science, electrical engineering, and polymer materials to advance lithium battery separator coating, solid-state battery R&D, and storage station grid integration with intelligent maintenance.

The recycling industry is building three bases for recycled magnesium, copper, and aluminum, requiring expertise in materials science, resource recycling engineering, and carbon neutrality science to promote high-value utilization of recycled metals and industrial solid waste.

The prefabricated construction industry seeks professionals in civil engineering, architecture, and welding technology to drive breakthroughs in steel structures and upgrade PC precast concrete components.

Currently, the city is rapidly building "One City, Two Zones, Three Gateways," establishing 10 municipal-level key industrial chains—including high-quality steel, carbon-based materials, aluminum-magnesium-copper deep processing, new energy vehicles, advanced rail transit, biomedicine, and specialty materials—with 312 enterprises on the chain. Among them, there are 8 provincial-level "chain-leader" enterprises, 13 "chain-core" enterprises, and 125 "on-chain" enterprises, with numbers and shares ranking among the top in the province. In the first half of this year, the province's key industrial chains achieved revenue of 76.85 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.5%, ranking second in total volume and first in growth rate across the province.